Dear colleagues,
Please find enclosed the traditional media overview of the BENELUX daily press, as well as the international web press, as the social media review.
1. BESIX & Construction sector in the BENELUX press
See enclosed PDF.
- Annie Cordy Tunnel (Belgium): BESIX and partners deliver the renovated AnnieCordy/Leopold II tunnel, write Bruzz, BX1, Brussels Morning, La Chronique, Wegenbouw, Bruxelles News, Merkur.
- LPA (Belgium): the new Antwerp police headquarters, built by BESIX, is the subject of an article in Architectura.
- Cours Saint-Michel (Belgium): the US State Department in discussion with BESIX RED to acquire the Cours Saint-Michel site in Brussels.
- Meyvaert (Belgium): BESIX RED receives the demolition permit but has to move two mature trees instead of cutting them down.
- Hyoffwind (Belgium): Belgium's first green hydrogen plant is awaiting its permit for mid-2022, according to Architectura, Made In, Bouw & Wonen, Info Green, De Onderneming.
- Huccorgne (Belgium): in its latest edition (p.8), the magazine Construire la Wallonie presents the works, with a focus on safety and methods.
- ING Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium): in its latest edition (p.36), Construire la Wallonie presents the building constructed by Jacques Delens.
- Nuclear waste (Belgium): Vanhout contributes to nuclear waste management infrastructure, writes Bouwen aan Vlaanderen in its latest edition.
2. International press (web) mentioning BESIX
- 3DCP: Talina Zeidan (BED) and Benjamin van Dam (ex-BED, now aug∙e) contributed to the publication “Performance criteria, environmental impact and cost assessment for 3D printable concrete mixtures”, on Science Direct.
- Grand Egyptian Museum (Egypt): construction is now 99% complete, writes Building Design + Construction.
- Annie Cordy Tunnel (Belgium): BESIX and partners complete key Brussels tunnel project, write World Highways.
- Viridis (Belgium - BESIX RED): Patrizia completed the acquisition of the Viridis project, writes Global Legal Chronicle.
- Hyoffwind (Belgium): BESIX and John Cockerill to design and build a green hydrogen production unit, write Energy News, Industry & Energy, and Chinese media Xinde Marine News.
- KPGB (Australia): due to weather conditions, a 150-tonne crane has escaped its moorings.
- Royal Atlantis (UAE): a South Korean media presents the project, carried out by Ssangyong and BESIX.
- Vistula Spit (Poland): a local media assesses the impact of the project on tourism in the region.
- Marina Tower (Greece): the contractor for the Marina Tower will be announced at the end of March, report Greek media.
3. Social Media posts mentioning BESIX projects
- Dubai Uptown Tower (UAE): a stunning sunset makes the tower looking even prettier than it already was
- Mediavaert (Amsterdam, the Netherlands): weekly construction update
- Mohammed VI Tower (Rabat, Morocco): the tower is taking shape more and more
- RTBF Media Square (Brussels, Belgium): works are going very well
- Viaduc d’Huccorgne (Belgium): visit of master students in engineering + removal and installation of the beams has been completed
- A16 Rotterdam (the Netherlands): video on how they’re building a viaduct in between two motorways (Dutch)
- Abidjan Exhibition Centre (Ivory Coast): the installation of the roof has started
- Grotius Towers (Den Haag, the Netherlands): the towers are looking good
- Waste-to-Energy Dubai (UAE): video showing how BIM is used on site
- Atlantis They Royal Resorts & Residences (Dubai, UAE): works on this new resort are progressing well
- Sluishuis (Amsterdam, The Netherlands): weekly update
- Nachtigal Hydropower project (Cameroon): weekly update
- Jubilee Place (Brisbane, Australia): the completion of the project is coming very near, with the interiors taking shape more and more
4. Our people on Social Media
5. This week’s statistics on social media:
- Check out our latest stories & posts on our official Instagram channel: @besixgroup_official
- Don’t miss all group’s entities account on digital channels, such as:
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